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To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle.
Origin: F. Deployer; pref. De = des (L. Dis) + ployer, equiv. To plier to fold, fr. L. Plicare. See Ply, and cf. Display.
(01 Mar 1998)
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